JP2019104119A5

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Publication number: JP2019104119A5
Application number: JP2017236303A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2017-12-08
Publication date: 2019-11-28
Anticipated expiration: 2037-12-08

Description

本発明の一態様に係る印刷装置は、電池からの供給電力により被印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、前記印刷部を制御し、外部端末と通信により接続可能とされている制御回路と、を備え、前記制御回路は、前記被印刷媒体に印刷する第１印刷内容の情報を示す第１印刷データを前記外部端末から取得し、前記取得した前記第１印刷データと前記電池の電池残量とに基づいて、前記第１印刷内容における印刷可能範囲を推定し、前記推定された前記第１印刷内容における前記印刷可能範囲に応じて、前記印刷可能範囲を示す情報の前記外部端末への送信の有無を制御する。 A printing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery, a control circuit that controls the printing unit and is connectable to an external terminal through communication. wherein the control circuit, the battery remaining amount of each of the first print data indicating the information of the first print content to be printed on the printing medium acquired from said external terminal, the battery and the acquired first print data Based on the above, a printable range in the first print content is estimated, and information indicating the printable range is transmitted to the external terminal according to the estimated printable range in the first print content. Control the presence or absence .

本発明の一態様に係る印刷制御端末は、電池からの供給電力により被印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷装置と通信により接続されて、前記印刷装置を制御する制御回路と、表示部と、を備え、前記制御回路は、前記被印刷媒体に印刷する第１印刷内容の情報を示す第１印刷データを前記印刷装置へ前記通信により送信し、送信した前記印刷データと前記電池の電池残量とに基づいて前記印刷装置において推定された、前記第１印刷内容における印刷可能範囲を示す情報を前記印刷装置から前記通信により受信し、受信した前記印刷可能範囲を示す情報を前記表示部に表示する。 A printing control terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes a control circuit that is connected by communication with a printing apparatus that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery and controls the printing apparatus, and a display unit. The control circuit transmits first print data indicating information on the first print content to be printed on the print medium to the printing apparatus by the communication, and transmits the transmitted print data and a remaining battery level of the battery. The information indicating the printable range in the first print content estimated by the printing apparatus is received from the printing apparatus through the communication, and the received information indicating the printable range is displayed on the display unit.

本発明の一態様に係る印刷装置の制御方法は、前記印刷装置は、電池からの供給電力により被印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、前記印刷部を制御し、外部端末と通信により接続可能とされている制御回路と、を備え、前記制御方法は、前記被印刷媒体に印刷する第１印刷内容の情報を示す第１印刷データを前記外部端末から取得し、前記取得した前記第１印刷データと前記電池の電池残量とに基づいて、前記第１印刷内容における印刷可能範囲を推定し、前記推定された前記第１印刷内容における前記印刷可能範囲に応じて、前記印刷可能範囲を示す情報の前記外部端末への送信の有無を制御する。 In the printing apparatus control method according to one aspect of the present invention, the printing apparatus can be connected to a printing unit that prints on a printing medium with power supplied from a battery, and the printing unit to communicate with an external terminal. and a control circuit which is a, the control method, the first print data indicating the information of the first print content to be printed on the printing medium acquired from said external terminal, the acquired first print Based on the data and the remaining battery level of the battery, the printable range in the first print content is estimated, and the printable range is indicated according to the printable range in the estimated first print content. Controls whether information is transmitted to the external terminal .

本発明の一態様に係るプログラムは、印刷装置を制御するコンピュータに実行させるプログラムであって、前記印刷装置は、電池からの供給電力により被印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、前記印刷部を制御し、外部端末と通信により接続可能とされている制御回路と、を備え、前記コンピュータに、前記制御回路により、前記被印刷媒体に印刷する第１印刷内容の情報を示す第１印刷データを前記外部端末から取得させ、前記取得した前記第１印刷データと前記電池の電池残量とに基づいて、前記第１印刷内容における印刷可能範囲を推定させ、前記推定された前記第１印刷内容における前記印刷可能範囲に応じて、前記制御回路により、前記印刷可能範囲を示す情報の前記外部端末への送信の有無を制御させる。 A program according to an aspect of the present invention is a program that is executed by a computer that controls a printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus includes: a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery; and the printing unit. And a control circuit that is connectable by communication with an external terminal, and the control circuit allows the control circuit to send first print data indicating information on a first print content to be printed on the print medium. wherein is acquired from the external terminal, on the basis of the acquired said first print data and the battery remaining amount of the battery, said to estimate the printable area in the first print content, in the estimated first print contents were In accordance with the printable range, the control circuit controls whether to send information indicating the printable range to the external terminal .

Claims

A printing unit that prints on a printing medium with power supplied from a battery;
A control circuit that controls the printing unit and is connectable to an external terminal by communication;
With
The control circuit includes:
Obtaining from the external terminal first print data indicating information of first print content to be printed on the print medium;
Based on the acquired first print data and the remaining battery level of the battery, a printable range in the first print content is estimated ,
Controlling whether to send information indicating the printable range to the external terminal according to the printable range in the estimated first print content ;
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

The control circuit includes:
Obtaining first print data indicating information of first print content to be printed on the print medium from the external terminal by the communication;
Estimating a printable range in the first print content based on the first print data acquired by the communication and a remaining battery level of the battery;
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

The printing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The control circuit includes:
When the printable range does not include the entire first print content, the information indicating the printable range is transmitted to the external terminal by the communication.
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

A printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The information on the first print content includes information on the number of individual labels formed by printing on the printing medium by the printing unit,
The information indicating the printable range includes information on the number of labels that can be printed by the printing unit.
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

A printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The control circuit includes:
When the printable range includes the entire first print content, the printing unit is controlled to print the first print content on the printing medium;
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

The printing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
The control circuit includes:
After transmitting the information indicating the printable range to the external terminal by the communication, when receiving an end notification from the external terminal instructing the end of printing, the printing unit ends printing,
After the information indicating the printable range is transmitted to the external terminal by the communication, and the second print data indicating the information of the second print content is received by the communication, the received second print data and the battery based on the battery remaining amount of the second estimates the printable range in the print content, in response to said printing range in the estimated first print content was, the information indicating the printable area outside Transmitting to the terminal by the communication,
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

The printing apparatus according to claim 6,
The control circuit includes:
When the entire printable range does not include the entire second print content, information indicating the printable range is transmitted to the external terminal by the communication.
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

The printing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7 ,
The control circuit includes:
After calculating the printable range in the second print content, when the printable range includes the entire second print content, the printing is performed so that the second print content is printed on the printing medium. Control the part,
A printing apparatus characterized by that.

A control circuit that is connected by communication with a printing apparatus that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery, and controls the printing apparatus;
A display unit;
With
The control circuit includes:
Transmitting the first print data indicating the information of the first print content to be printed on the printing medium to the printing apparatus by the communication;
Receiving the information indicating the printable range in the first print content estimated by the printing apparatus based on the transmitted first print data and the remaining battery level of the battery from the printing apparatus by the communication;
Displaying the received information indicating the printable range on the display unit;
A print control terminal characterized by that.

The print control terminal according to claim 9 ,
The control circuit includes:
When the change of the first print data is received after receiving the information indicating the printable range from the printing apparatus, the second print data after the change is transmitted to the printing apparatus again.
A print control terminal characterized by that.

A method for controlling a printing apparatus,
The printing apparatus includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery, and a control circuit that controls the printing unit and is connectable to an external terminal through communication.
The control method is:
Obtaining from the external terminal first print data indicating information of first print content to be printed on the print medium;
Based on the acquired first print data and the remaining battery level of the battery, a printable range in the first print content is estimated ,
Controlling whether to send information indicating the printable range to the external terminal according to the printable range in the estimated first print content ;
A control method for a printing apparatus.

A program to be executed by a computer that controls a printing apparatus,
The printing apparatus includes a printing unit that performs printing on a printing medium using power supplied from a battery, and a control circuit that controls the printing unit and is connectable to an external terminal through communication.
In the computer,
The control circuit causes the external terminal to acquire first print data indicating information on the first print content to be printed on the print medium,
Based on the acquired first print data and the remaining battery level of the battery, a printable range in the first print content is estimated ,
In accordance with the printable range in the estimated first print content, the control circuit controls whether to send information indicating the printable range to the external terminal .
A program characterized by that.